Football Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets
The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out to square off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Palo Verde Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sweetwater gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Southwest SD by a score of 16-7.
Zaryan Crews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 60 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sweetwater's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Zane Willis and Jacob Gonsalves.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 49-14 loss at the hands of Imperial. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 882nd, while the Tigers are ranked 298th).
Despite the defeat, Palo Verde Valley got top-tier performance from Kenneth Salazar, who rushed for 120 yards on only ten carries.
Sweetwater's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Palo Verde Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Sweetwater has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Palo Verde Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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